The Republican journal., 1887-12-29

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out Thomas 4 Mitchell and conduct grocery
store in Masonic Temple. Mrs. Mccarthy mil
linery and fancy good store, gave up business
and moved away. George o. Bailey moved his
hardware store to the tenement formerly occu-
| pied by W. X. Morrison Il Co. +. A. Garlic
| opened hardware store on Main street. Mrs.
}. d. Tucker bought the DR.. Monroe house for
a boarding house. +. A. Jones & Co. opened
new bakery. j. Waterman, of Bangor, opened
a clothing store in AFFORD Block. Charles n.
Black bought after the fire the Hazetine store
in PhrniX Row. rebuilt it and reopened his
| stove store. Will A. Clark bought the clothing
establishment of the late w. NJ. Priest Ii. o.
Dodge moved his clothing business to his new
| factory. Mr.. S. Thompson opened new cloth
ing shop. DR.. 2. E. Luce opened an office in
the Mcclellan house. DIR. Jennys established
a dental Office in KnoWlton's building. w.
| f. Thomas has opeied new fire insurance
Office on Main ST., W. Knowlton new shoe
factory and John Fogg grocery store.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| The city adopted standard time...A new
| postal clerk appointed on the Belfast railroad.
......Chas. II. Burd pettioned legislature for
the exclusive privilege of cultivating oysters in
Belfast Bay. The petition was killed in legis-
! lature. Subsequently Capt. Grindle planted
| fifty bushels of oysters in our river as an eX-
pertinent. Extremely hot weather in July.
| Three people stricken with sun stroke and one,
! Peter Laurin died. The murder trial of Mrs.
| Crockett caused much excitement, and the
| Court room was crowded daily y......The Belfast
| base ball club won the Maine State champion
ship.
The following are the principal events of the
year:
JANUARY
1st. Hon. Edward Gushing, Collector of The
port of Belfast. assumed charge of the Custom
House Library building contract awarded
to James 7. Potte, for $S.77775.
Sth. Capt. Darius Doak ,;ied aged .3 wears.
(IpDrpp { rt of
S336.3s against the city Of Belfast, OH account
of the death of the trotting horse Coco.
18th. Frank A. Cottrel died at the Insane asy-
lum
18th. Dry house at Mathews Bros. sash AMI
blind factory burned.
18th. The trial Of Mrs. Martha NJ. Crockett
OF SwanNie. for the murder Of her husband,
opened at the Court House and continued one
week. Verdict guilty of murder in the first
degree. Coolest day of the winter ther-
mometer from Is to 26 below zero.
Goth. Mrs. Eliza j. Moody. wife of the late
DR.. Richard Moody. died at Norfolk Va. aged
y years.
18th. Wm. s. Baker died aged y vear..
Stricken with para ySi> six months before.
25th. Mrs. Catherine Withcriv, aged 60
Years. died suddenly on her way home from, the
Court House.
9th. Mrs. Bridget iIerShon fell anil broke
her thigh.
2Sth Isaac Sides died. aged - wears.
3l-t. Capt. II. o. Patterson, agcdG2 dropped
de"d near his mouse, Oh Church street.
FEBEI AIRY.
ID. Bond of Park 4 Wheeler, contractors
for a water supply. reccivcd and accepted.
81. Charles +. Griffin died. aged AS years.
'th. Palestine Commaudry. X. r.. take their
annual ride to Searsport.
9th. Capt. Charles Ii. Wording knocked
down by team and severely injured.
11th. Mrs. Daniel Madocks fell ard broke
ner MP.
lolh. me SaVatloh Army opened at the
ooiiSeum fnk:
"a. Inc Nj. club gave their annual dress
bail NashiiStou'> birthday.
MARCH.
81 Io,,,h,. 11o, ,., a, u.. .,:.,.,
GranI na,,nart AMI III. - M-c,' ro,,I. ,,'n1..
m no "rW ~ , az n'>o'N ie''P'e
y! !,o' ons WIS ya, W .ile o'T IN h'ls''ts.
Uasa ~ 'eie p''i Il III 'i''i'
In ~ ,r ie ati Laal,e's ~ I'm. ne"eNam n,,
pa5o i5m ta 1 elte,on Aotrt =. nur?css' AZ l
f" "b.r elep.Iu p nISor ~ oo'e 81 of !" IT,
KeIf,st Re.nnar. forr r1'f nf + po,e, ~
No election for alderman II ,yar,le
15th Smacial alertion '' fnr m Aiunr,,on j, ward
. IIiI aIa,I I'm IT, ~ n ',' - -, =,
q I,iInnro ,s', " 'o'o - ~ ~ y -
IN 81 s. 1o,,. :, eo,}i-;o, Of, s,r.,,.
Hook. with the English steamer Fern IIolme.
The schooner's bowsprit and all head gear car
rled away. Vessel towed from y Vineyard Haven
to Belfast. Both schooner and steamer libel
leu.
2lst. City government organized.
10Th Fire In the Repuhllcan journal build
lhS' originating Ill the store OF Gates Stick
ney.
5lst. Henry L. kilgore takes charge Of the
Belfast Post office The Shcehan house. Oh
Court street, burned.
APRIL.
81 uo, ~ . t ~ .u
mi n'i, ,muM E'o' II 1lii; ial5 >hoM iH,.
rreat rfts Tho palf'.t tunn ~ =.
" Az Sch Gh,rIntta ~ I;,l,. .-, .,;,
,vrerted ,.rc,v nm Wouho,,am .es ''s'"'' sup
5th CIV ",orl M not 4n Stn,i,,.,,t;,,o
liz ~ paItnt 20 ~ til',i
al Hor IL pe'..sr 'u,en,.,G hssoe'''''oh iof-
in iou.n -, of GoiIiny pes,,l.. ma1ar, 1,,,o.
,ri,1'ta ,,,r"o, vi >'''''s ipcf
2oth. Five liquor indictments reported hy
Grand Jury.
20. WORK begun on the Belfast Public Lib |
rary bUliIln@:
on. lalrlch meicli, an anu, aihoHf 'eft"r-
GT, afeW reVoiVcr ana threatened TO Shoot
James Iiancy at the Post office. Arrested and
discharged
2'th. Heavy ram storm lasting Two days |
causing large Wa>llouts.
MAY
-tb Eirs+ saoro, o,,, ,,;,,,.o ,.,,>..,
thc new linnor law Nathan MARIAN wan, 70
nil Inf w1S rcIaased an haii W;iI;a,, p
White. a"cd 50 wears died
1oth 4 rhor Jar nnt ' ..o,or.u,. o,,,orvo1
Georar q We'll. store IN IIir street took
fra jamo..o sr.II W. ~ ':.,, * j.; '.n III
shoja a'''''7o ''''''' ""''i'' o' III 'i'e
13th Salvation Army o,ro1I., ~ Notho,;.t
cburch ''' ~" 9. ~. ''0''''
aith S, poro,.oa+ r,,, i,+o az S,,l,
HooI Inv ste.mor W,a,nln ii, nmI tot.,i, AZ:
n,ost I ~, ','u 'o.aa. Us
R"Ifast hv .too,mor a. Wall, 'o"e" W
o-th Soh na'.,;tht n.nnt n,op ,o., m Eo.
,on 80 10y III. "e,'. asno.c "! NcS
tha st.o tps'1s a.te.pt 20 h,,llaP m ehiiu N
ar aro als yin oes"'i on t'c ne'i'>l "a'
q aHtI "s Mo,o.;.1 Nav. n,.so,, r,,o,a
II Marsh Dat A1r 1871 T., W n',,!aa -. no,,,,s
Mil;in,, 09'' ''''' "S 'es>'''"
JUNE.
1st. Capt. and Mrs. G. II. WORDING celebrate
anniversary. golden wedding. al Peirce,> Parlor
Theatre.
ID. Maine State league base ball association
formed in this city, COMPOSING Belfast. BANGOR
and RockIand. George /, keatiu" elected see
retarv.
9th. Railroad decision received from Law
court, authorizing the payment of dividends to
preferred stock holders.
9th. Belfast Division No, 9 Uniformed Rank
X. of p. instituted.
18th. Phoenix Row, a brick block of six
stories, DESTROYED bv fire. Loss s25OOO
Shooting affair in the streets. j. W. Mitchell |
shoots Thomas Haugh through the rirht arm
18th. Miss Alta Pendleton attempts suicide |
by jumpinp overheard fran tho .ta,n,ars, |